NAVAJO YEI RUG, ca. 1940, dyed and woven wool. Size: 91″ x 55″

$3800 + S&H

Carved and painted Retablo of the French missionary and Saint, Father Isaac Jogues* (1607-1646), by Alcario Otero, 2012.

Saint Jogues (canonized in 1930) has been called the “Apostle to the Mohawk Indians.” His life story is so compelling that it lends itself perfectly to the New Mexican expression of master santero Alcario Otero. There is nothing commercial about Alcario’s work. Nearly everything is done painstakingly by hand from the wood carving to the preparation of the gesso and the natural pigments. Combine this with his artistic sensibility and his reverence for the classic New Mexican style and the result is inspiring.